*School of Chemistry, Building F11, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia

*School of Chemistry, Building F11, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Sydney, Australia

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I manage the [[Todd|Todd Lab]] at the University of Sydney.

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I manage [[Todd|My Lab]] at the University of Sydney.

You can also find me on [https://plus.google.com/114959083191278443851/posts?hl=en Google+], [http://twitter.com/MatToddChem Twitter], [http://www.facebook.com/MatToddChemistry Facebook] and on my [http://intermolecular.wordpress.com/ blog].

You can also find me on [https://plus.google.com/114959083191278443851/posts?hl=en Google+], [http://twitter.com/MatToddChem Twitter], [http://www.facebook.com/MatToddChemistry Facebook] and on my [http://intermolecular.wordpress.com/ blog].

Short Bio

Mat Todd was born in Manchester, England. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from Cambridge University in 1999, was a Wellcome Trust postdoc at The University of California, Berkeley, a college fellow back at Cambridge University, a lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London and since 2005 has been at the School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney where he is currently Senior Lecturer.

His research interests include the development of new ways to make molecules, particularly how to make chiral molecules with new catalysts. He is also interested in making metal complexes that do unusual things when they meet biological molecules or metal ions. His lab motto is "To make the right molecule in the right place at the right time", though his studnets do not currently know what this means.

He has a significant interest in open science, and how it may be used to accelerate research, with particular emphasis on open source drug discovery. He is Chair of The Synaptic Leap, a nonprofit dedicated to open biomedical research. In 2011 he was awarded a NSW Scientist of the Year award in the Emerging Research category for his work in open science. He is on the Editorial Boards of PLoS One, Chemistry Central Journal and ChemistryOpen.

Education

2005- Lecturer then Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

2001-2005, Lecturer in Chemistry, Queen Mary, University of London

2000-2001, College Fellow and Lecturer, New Hall College, Cambridge University